‘Not funny to me:’ Beto O’Rourke curses at heckler over Uvalde shooting.
MINERAL WELLS, Texas - Beto O’Rourke cursed at a heckler during an event Wednesday in Mineral Wells, Texas.
The Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate responded to a person in the crowd who laughed at O’Rourke as he spoke about the Robb Elementary School mass shooting. “Nineteen kids and their two teachers shot to death with a weapon originally designed for use in combat, legally purchased by an 18-year-old, who did not try to obtain one when he was 16 or 17 but followed the law that is on the books,” O’Rouke said.“It may be funny for you, mother----er, but it’s not funny to me, OK?” O’Rourke said.He is facing incumbent Republican Gov. Gregg Abbot in November.
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